Modern
Indian Armoured Brigade

1965-1966 Asia

List IN10M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

3rd Cavalry Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x Centurion Mk.7
    3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 3x Centurion Mk.7
    4 Troops@ 3x Centurion Mk.7

7th and 8th Cavalry Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x Sherman
    3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 3x Sherman
    4 Troops@ 3x Sherman

1st Dogra Motorised Infantry Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4 AR/SMG sqds, 1 LMG, 3 lorries
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 1(4 man) SMG PHQ sqd, 1 Jeep
      3 AR sqds, 3 LMG, 3x 3.5" M20 bazooka, 3 trucks
      1 platoon: 2 MMG, 3x 60mm mortars, 2 trucks

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      1 platoon: 6x 81mm mortars, 6 trucks, 1 radio Jeep
      2 platoons@ 4x Jeep/106mm M40
      1 Recce Platoon: 4x Jeeps, 2(8 man) AR/SMG sqds

2. Brigade Support

2nd Armoured Brigade HQ: 2x Tanks, 6 trucks with:

1st Field SP Artillery Regiment:

    RHQ: 4 AR/SMG sqds, 6 trucks, 3 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 25pdr Sexton, 2 LMG, 1x truck

74th Assault Field Engineer Company:

    CHQ: 2 AR/SMG sqd, 1 lorry
    3 platoons@ 4 AR/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 2 lorries

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ.
    b) Infantry squads have some kind of A/T grenades. AR is FN, LMG is Bren or FN-GPMG. SMG is Sterling.
    c) The Brigade has the 3rd, 7th and 8th Cavalry Regiments and the 1st Dogra Motorised Battalion.
    d) Shermans are most likely to be M4A3(76mm), but could be M4A4 or M4A2 with 75mm.


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